Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.80% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which rose 17.52% or 504.0 points to trade at 3380.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 10.21% or 69.0 points to end at 745.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 8.21% or 460.0 points to 6060.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333), which fell 7.34% or 255.0 points to trade at 3220.0 at the close. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) declined 1.98% or 10.0 points to end at 495.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was down 1.74% or 46.0 points to 2603.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1963 to 1290 and 240 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 17.52% or 504.0 to 3380.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.19% to 16.45.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $57.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $64.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.45 to trade at $1279.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.40% to 114.16, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 132.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 94.86.